[San Francisco, Apil 6, 2017] Today, Chinova Bioworks announced that it has been selected into the inaugral cohort of startups for Terra, the Food + Ag Tech Accelerator. Founded by Rabobank and RocketSpace, Terra is a first of its kind accelerator program bringing together the industry’s most disruptive startups and progressive corporations to fuel cross-industry innovation and set a new standard for food and agriculture. The cohort – with global representation from across five countries (Canada, Spain, Thailand, UK, USA) and industry sectors – kicks off today on RocketSpace’s tech campus in San Francisco.

Unlike traditional accelerators, Terra’s unique consortium model brings together a diverse group of industxry leaders – both big and small – to explore and experiment with potential partnerships through a dedicate product validation program. Robabank and RocketSpace, along with Terra’s corporate collaborators – AgroFresh, Beta San Miguel, Givudan, Griffith Foods, Grupo Azucarero Mexico/CULTIBA and OSI Group – selected Chinova Bioworks from a competitive applicant pool of hundreds of startups from around the world.